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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Nances, Willows, and Allies
  6. Willows and Poplars
  7. Cottonwoods
  8. Balsam Poplars
  9. Black Cottonwood

species 27,890 observations

Black Cottonwood

Populus trichocarpa

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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274 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Hemlock Looper Moth, Western Tiger Swallowtail, Fall Webworm Moth, Viceroy 202
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Leucecis eminens, Flat-headed Poplar Borer, Eastern Poplar Buprestid Beetle, Flat-headed Hardwood Borer 16
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Bead-like Cottonwood Gall Aphid, Poplar Budgall Mite, Pemphigus populiglobuli, Altica prasina 40
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Odorous House Ant, Smoky Poplar Aphid, Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle 14
  • Sheltered animals Animals that nest or roost in it Big Brown Bat, Little Brown Bat 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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